How To Host (using Port-Forwarding)
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I'm really not very skilled tried to set up being a host and got these error messages (game engine 2.1):
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@bluelionman Both "error messages" actually reffer to the same problem it seems.
Some technical details @LaFayette : The detailed Dialog is shown asynchronously which doesn't prevent the NullPointerException from happening, that's why 2 dialogs are shown. We might want to create an issue for this.
But back to the topic: @bluelionman Can you explain what you did in order to follow the steps above?
It seems like port-forwarding is not setup correctly which is why the lobby can't reach your host. -
@RoiEX I just followed the instructions watching the YouTube video but it didn't work - clicked on host game and went from there - I really am unsure what to do in my PC settings I'd like to give your website permission get through but don't wanna down my firewalls otherwise. I also think the videos on YouTube could do with updating as not sure the screen and options shown are totally like whats in the videos now. Or maybe I'm just a dim wit. Perhaps I can chat to someone talk me though live how to set up hosting capability.
Is there still a way to play through a forum (is it this forum)?
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watching the YouTube video
Which YouTube video?
Is there still a way to play through a forum (is it this forum)?
Yes, PbF still exists. You can choose between this forum and the one over at axisandallies.org
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@RoiEX said in How To Host (using Port-Forwarding):
watching the YouTube video
Which YouTube video?
This one:
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@bluelionman yeah i am not sure if that video is still correct, if it isnt we could use one that helps people host.
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@RoiEX what about v6 to v4 - some isps serve v6 addresses to linux clients and end to end is now broken..dsm
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@Sir-DSM In theory the client should support IPv6.
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I got into my router and made a change start/end 3300/3300 TCP {local ip}
start/end remote says 0.0.0.0 <-- should that be different than quad zip?Also did the ufw thiing with sudo on Mint. my test user (another machine) gets refused. Is there some other thing I should look for? My test user is inside the firewall, does user need to be "outside" firewall to work?
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@myself I figured it out about a half hour later. If you're inside your own lan you only need your local lan IP. (Duh).
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@RoiEX would you hop in a voice call with me to troubleshoot? probably alot quicker than sending dozens of messages back and forth
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@roiex Is there something you can do to make yourself able to host while in a VPN (I can host without the VPN.)? If not, I suggest you update the opening post letting everyone know that you need not to use a VPN if you want to host. Thank you.
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@cernel Well what a VPN does is to redirect all of your internet traffic through the servers of the VPN provider. To express it with the NordVPN Documentation (not sponsored btw):
Port forwarding and triggering could work with a VPN protocol in general, but not with NordVPN.
So while there's nothing speaking against Port Forwarding with a VPN in general, your VPN provider would need to explicitly support it, i.e. forward all traffic they get on a certain port back to you.
But I'll update the description regardless, because you're right. This might be a common pitfall nowadays.
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